1. Kerr, George H.

Okinawa – The History of an Island People.

Sixth Printing. Rutland (Vermont) / Tokyo (Japan, Charles Tuttle Company, 1967. Octavo. XVIII, 542 pages. Original Hardcover with the beautiful, original dustjacket, designed by M. Kuwata, in the original, publisher’s slipcase. Excellent, absolutely stunning condition due to the Volume being housed in the original slipcase.

2. Yoshida, Tetsuro.

Das japanische Wohnhaus.

Erste Ausgabe. Tübingen, Wasmuth, 1954. 4. 204 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Originaler Leinenband mit illustriertem Schutzumschlag. Der Umschlag angeraendert und mit kleinen Einrissen. Mit kleinem, eingeklebten Geschenk-Schildchen auf dem Vorsatzblatt. Selten in dieser sehr guten Erhaltung mit dem originalen Umschlag.

3. [Yama-to-Keikoku]

Yama-to-Keikoku.

12 issues (bound in two Volumes) Tokyo, Yama-to-Keikokusha, no year. Octavo. 245 pages (Vol. 38-39) and 792 pages (Vol.169-178). Numerous monochrome illustrations. Hardcover [blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine-labels]. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Clean interior lightly tanned throughout. Former Library copy. Alpine Club Library stamps on preliminary pages.

4. Barr, Pat.

The Coming of the Barbarians – A story of Western settlement in Japan 1853-1870.

London, Macmillan, 1967. Octavo. 236 pages. Hardcover / original publisher’s cloth with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. [Reader’s Union Edition].

5. Varley, H. Paul / Morris, Ivan and Nobuko.

The Samurai. Pageant of History- Editor John Gross.

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970. 14.5 cm x 22.4 cm. 135 pages. Sixty black and white illustrations, including photographs and reproductions from works of art. Includes map of Japan. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing to edges, front endpaper and dustjacket. Minor tear to dustjacket. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

6. Stanley-Baker, Joan.

Japanese Art. With 167 illustrations, 20 in color.

London, Thames and Hudson, 1984. 15 x 21cm. 216 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

7. Phillips, Christopher, Fuku, Noriko, Nochlin, Linda.

Heavy Light – Recent Photography and Video from Japan.

First edition. New York, International Center of Photography, Steidl, 2008. 20.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 310 pages with many illustrations. Softcover. Front cover photograph – ‘Blue Cinema in the Woods’ 2006 Kenji Yanobe. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

8. McAlpine, Helen & William.

Japanese Tales and Legends. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1979. 13.8 cm x 22.3 cm. 212 pages. Black and white illustrations within text. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor foxing to edges. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

9. Lister, David, Hatori, Koshiro, LaFosse, Michael, Alexander, Richard, Lang, Robert J., Jackson, Paul.

The Art of Paperfolding. – Masters of Origami at Hangar-7.

Stuttgart, Berlin, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2005. 26 cm x 29.5 cm. 160 pages, 77 colour illustrations. Photographs – on cover of ‘Flying Bulls’ by Tomoko Fuse and Frontispiece ‘OVNI’ by Vincent Floderer – Staudinger & Franke. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

10. Lida, Deborah.

Middle Son.

North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1996. 12.5 cm x 20 cm. 228 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.